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VMI Keydets
74 – 73
FINAL Conference
Furman Paladins
Southern Conference · Cameron Hall · January 21, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread FUR -11.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money VMI +600 / FUR -700
Model Predictions
Spread Total VMI win
Actual VMI +1 147 Won
Massey FUR -9.7 (+10.7) — —
Massey Totals — 164.4 (-17.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 14% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FUR -8.4 (+9.4) 159.5 (-12.5) 22% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FUR -7.3 (+8.3) 158.8 (-11.8) 31% ✗
Baseline Plus ML FUR -6.6 (+7.6) 160.5 (-13.5) 27% ✗
Baseline ML FUR -8.5 (+9.5) 159.2 (-12.2) 32% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2026 FUR 90 – 72 VMI
Jan 10, 2026 FUR 69 – 48 VMI
Feb 22, 2025 FUR 75 – 71 VMI
Jan 22, 2025 VMI 91 – 82 FUR
Feb 15, 2024 FUR 75 – 62 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VMI FUR
Overall 13-12 16-9
Conference 7-7 10-5
Home 11-1 11-1
Away 1-10 5-7
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 77.5 78.2
Avg Pts Against 77.1 70.5
Massey -1.3 (#182) 11.1 (#43)
Bradley-Terry -0.65 (#215) 1.71 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.73 (#212) 2.23 (#66)
RPI 0.450 (#241) 0.589 (#47)
Shooting & Four Factors VMI FUR
FG% 45.1% 51.0%
3PT% 38.5% 37.3%
REB / G 34.9 32.7
OREB / G 7.7 7.9
AST / TO 1.06 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 59.7%
TOV% 17.9% 18.7%
ORB% 22.7% 25.3%
FT Rate 26.0% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 22.4%
DRB% 72.6% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 20.3%

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